Order filed after Justice Department withdraws opposition

12:55 AM,
Oct. 6, 2013

North DeSoto schools expansion has been met with federal approval.

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A federal judge has given authorization to the DeSoto Parish School Board to increase student capacity on the North DeSoto schools campus in Stonewall.

U.S. District Judge Maurice Hicks Jr. granted the School Board's pending request after the U.S. Department of Justice withdrew its objection to the plan. Justice attorneys still have concerns about alleged zone-jumping and are working with the board's attorney to create a new joint consent decree governing student transfers, according to court documents.

Hicks set an Oct. 15 telephone conference involving all parties to discuss the ...